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Feast of Blessed Nazju Falzon

24/06/2014

Il-Festa tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon tiġi ċċelebrata nhar it-Tlieta 1 ta’ Lulju. Għal din l-okkażjoni r-relikwija tal-Beatu Nazju Falzon se tiġi esposta fil-Kappella tal-Isptar Mater Dei, fil-Knisja tal-Ġiżwiti u fil-Knisja ta’Ġieżu, il-Belt Valletta.

Nhar il-Ħadd, 29 ta’ Ġunju, fit-3.00 p.m. ir-relikwjia ser tittieħed fil-Kappella tal-Isptar Mater Dei u tkun esposta hemm sal-għada,it-Tnejn 30 ta’ Ġunju, fil-5.00 p.m.

Nhar it-Tnejn, 30 ta’ Ġunju, fit-5.15 p.m…

24/06/2014

In its reactions to the Strategic Plan for Environment and Development (SPED) document, the Kummissjoni Interdjocesana Ambjent feels that the policy outlined in the document fails to be an adequate replacement for the 1990 Structure Plan mainly because, apart from its shorter time frame (its target is 2020), it fails to provide official statistical information justifying its policies and proposals. Moreover, notwithstanding the extension of the period of consultation, there has been no real attempt to motivate the general public to participate…

23/06/2014

- God’s love is without limits, and to follow Him, in the Eucharist, is to make our own life a gift.
  
  These were some of the reflections made by Pope Francis during his weekly Angelus address this Sunday.
  
  Speaking to the crowds which nearly filled Saint Peter’s Square on the hot July morning, the Pope focused on the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – or Corpus Christi – celebrated in many parishes this Sunday…

22/06/2014

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr Anthony Cassar as director of ‘Dar tal-Kleru’ (the residence for elderly and sick priests) and parish priest of Mdina.

Fr Anthony Cassar was born in Siġġiewi on the 5th August, 1946. He received his primary education in Luqa, and his secondary education at St Aloysius College, Birkirkara. He carried out his tertiary studies (Philosophy and Theology) in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta…

22/06/2014

Archbishop Paul Cremona O.P. has appointed Fr David Farrugia as the new parish priest of Ħal Safi.

Fr David Farrugia was born on the 24th April, 1979. He received his primary education in Ħal Qormi (St George), his secondary education in the Junior Lyceum Mikiel Anton Vassalli tal-Ħandaq, Ħal Qormi, and his post-secondary education at Junior College, Msida…

21/06/2014

- The Pope received in audience the participants in the 31st International Drug Enforcement Conference, which took place in Rome from 17 to 19 June. He thanked them for their work “in combating this most serious and complex problem of our time”, expressing his hope that they will accomplish their goals: a more effective coordination of anti-narcotics policies, better sharing of relevant information and the development of an operative strategy aimed at fighting the drug trade…

21/06/2014

On the 19th of June 2014, the Solemnity of Corpus Domini, Pope Francis celebrated Holy Mass in the square of St. John Lateran, the cathedral basilica of Rome. He commented in his homily that human beings not only suffer from physical hunger, but hunger also for life, love and eternity, for the manna that God gave to the people of Israel in the desert and which the Eucharist symbolises…

20/06/2014

19/06/2014

- L-Arċisqof Pawlu Cremona O.P. ħatar lil Patri Deo Debona O.S.A. bħala kappillan tal-Parroċċa ta’ Santu Wistin, fil-Belt Valletta.
  
  Patri Deo twieled il-Kalkara fit-8 t’April 1983. Huwa beda l-formazzjoni tiegħu bħala student Agostinjan f’April 2000. Fl-2005 huwa mar għas-sena tan-novizzjat f’Racine, fl-istat ta’ Chicago, fl-Istati Uniti u fl-2006 għamel l-ewwel professjoni tiegħu fi ħdan l-Ordni Agostinjan. Fl-2009 Patri Deo għamel l-Professjoni Solenni…

19/06/2014

After his greetings in various languages at yesterday’s general audience, the Holy Father mentioned that Friday 20 June will be World Day for Refugees, dedicated by the international community to those who are forced to leave their homelands to flee from conflict and persecution. “The number of our brethren who become refugees is increasing and, in recent days, thousands more people have had to leave their homes to save themselves…